Part 1: In this discussion board activity, begin by listening to the ZOOM recording over Prescriptive Approaches and rereading the scenario about the imminent merger presented in the first paragraph from the file on Prescriptive Approaches (located under Course Content, Business Ethics Material) and complete the assigned posting listed below.
Pretend that you are the person that found the merger information and must decide what to do with it. FOCUS on the ethical not the legal issues. Select only ONE of the three approaches presented for dealing with ethical dilemmas (virtue ethics, deontological, and utilitarianism) and apply it to this situation. Write a short essay/logical argument–about 100-150 words– justifying whether you should or should not buy stock based upon the principles associated with the ethical approach you chose. Note: Be sure and state which prescriptive approach you are using.
Part 2: Please read the following articles regarding the Pandemic and comment (either one or both–about 100 words).